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The authorities were contacted, the ex- honour to help prevent domestic violence was
boyfriend was arrested, and he was sent back the absolute best tribute there could possibly
to the United States for trial.
be for a young lady that wanted to help fix
the world. The idea of the Ally Remembered
What you have now is an “A team” of paintballers Foundation was born.
with the best of intentions. The Expendables
did not form to play paintball per say, they This is where things really get rolling. The
formed to help people AND play paintball. You Expendables roll up their sleeves and start
cannot get a group like this together and expect getting to work. They start reaching out to local
them to just disband. There is a considerably domestic violence groups, seeing how they
basic principle in physics that states “an object can help. They set up paintball shooting ranges
in motion, stays in motion”. That applies to at female empowerment groups and so much
many things in life, not just objects but people more. What put them on my personal radar
as well. So, what to do?
though was that they start bringing kids onto
the team that have suffered from domestic
Ally had just recently joined the Navy. She violence. They get the kids playing. Give them
wanted to help people and felt that the Navy a positive roll model to help break the cycle
was her best chance to see the world, learn of domestic violence. The Expendables had
skills and figure out just exactly who she was and started to reach out to various pro paintball
how she could make the world a better place. teams, looking for help with helping these kids.
It was this choice that in part led to her splitting One of the teams contacted were my good
from her boyfriend and triggering his rage. The friends, the OG Ironmen. The “Men” reached
Expendables thought about Ally’s goals and out to me and said Steve, you need to get these
decided that domestic violence and how our guys on the podcast. I whole heartedly agreed
society ignores the issue was a problem. They and reached out. Almost instantly, I became an
decided that a non-profit organization in Ally’s Expendable too.
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